Primary Forest — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Primary Forest — Area was 14,502 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Southern Asia stood at 14,502 1000 ha.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Southern Asia peaked at 15,072 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14,087 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Southern Asia 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary Forest — Area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,087 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 14,145 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 14,203 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 14,261 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 14,318 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 14,376 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 14,434 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 14,492 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 14,550 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 14,608 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 14,666 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 14,694 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 14,722 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 14,749 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 14,777 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14,805 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 14,832 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 14,860 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 14,888 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 14,916 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14,943 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 14,969 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 14,995 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 15,020 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 15,046 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15,072 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 14,951 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 14,831 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 14,710 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 14,590 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 14,470 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 14,476 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14,482 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14,489 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14,495 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14,502 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,348 1000 ha | 14,087 1000 ha | 14,608 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,791 1000 ha | 14,666 1000 ha | 14,916 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,913 1000 ha | 14,590 1000 ha | 15,072 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,486 1000 ha | 14,470 1000 ha | 14,502 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Southern Asia?
- Primary forest — area in Southern Asia was 14,502 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,072 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,087 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for primary forest — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.